Similarities and Differences in Aspects of Mental Skills in Individual and Team Sport

This study was aimed at finding out which aspects of mental skills are similar and which aspects of mental skills are significantly different in individual athletes and team sport athletes. The method used was a descriptive method with the survey technique. The research sample consisted of 455 athletes from 28 sports in Universitas Negeri Jakarta. This study used a mental skills questionnaire consisting of seven aspects: selfconfidence, negative energy control, concentration, the ability of visualization and imagery, motivation, positive energy, and behavioral control. The data analysis technique used was the different tests using variance analysis. The results of the study show the followings: 1) There was a significant difference between the mental skill profile in individual sports and team sports (p= 0.032 <0.05; 2) There was a significant difference in the mental skill aspects of negative energy control (p = 0.008 <0.05), concentration (p= 0.000 <0.05), and positive energy (p = 0.024 <0.05) between athletes of individual sports and athletes of team sports; 3) There were similarities for the mental skill aspects of self-confidence (p = 0.129> 0.05), visualization and imagery abilities (p = 0.336> 0.05), motivation (p= 0.315 > 0.05), and attitude control (p= 0.343> 0.05) between individual sports and team sports.